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505th US Parachute Infantry Regiment
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Regimental information
History
| Constituted | 24.06.1942 |
| Activated | 06.07.1942 |
Campaigns
| Sicily | in WWII |
| Naples-Foggia | in WWII |
| Normandy | in WWII |
| Rhineland | in WWII |
| Ardennes-Alsace | in WWII |
| Central Europe | in WWII |
| Tet Counteroffensive | in Vietnam |
| Counteroffensive, Phase IV | in Vietnam |
| Counteroffensive, Phase V | in Vietnam |
| Counteroffensive, Phase VI | in Vietnam |
| Tet 69/Counteroffensive | in Vietnam |
| Summer/Fall 1969 | in Vietnam |
| Winter-Spring 1970 | in Vietnam |
| Dominican Republic | in the Armed Forces Expeditions |
| Grenada | in the Armed Forces Expeditions |
| Defense of Saudi Arabia | in Southwest Asia |
| Liberation and Defense of Kuwait | in Southwest Asia |
| Air Campagne | in Kosovo |
| Defense of Kosovo | in Kosovo |
Commanding Officer (CO)
| 00.00.0000-00.10.1943 | Col. James M. Gavin |
| 09.12.1943 | Lt.-Col. Herbert F. Batchellor |
| 22.03.1944 | Lt.-Col. William E. Ekman |
| 22.07.1944 | Col. William E. Ekman |
| 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 | 82th Airborne Division |
| Sources & links: | US Army Center of Military History |
| Infantry Regiments of the United States Army | |
| Site design & initiative: | Hans Houterman |
| Site created by: | Jeroen Koppes |
| Last update: | 06.08.2006-CSS |